Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-11-04
State 11eps.


1t is rumored that st. Adams is to have
another Bank.
The house of correction at Rutland
contains 81 men and II women prisoners.
+. b. Knight, an old resident of Ches-
ter, fell into Il brook in fit and was
drowned.
The hotel at Center Rutland and four
dwellings were burned Saturday morn
ing: loss, Sl4,0O0.
st. Johnsbury citizens have voted to
raise SO, 900 to induce the Rutland Shirt
company to locate there.
Barre rejoices in the possession of
rat-tail colt, with eyes, ears, nose. tail
and fur exactly like those of a mouse.
\ new steel steamer was launched
Tuesday at Shelburne Harbor, by
the Champlan Transportation Company.
W. b. Kerwin of Westmore was severe
ly hurt by pitchfork which slid from
the high beams and penetrated his lungs.
At Essex Junction a load of hay took
fire from friction of the wheel rubbing
against piece of iron just above it.
1t is said that residents of the two
towns OF Weathersfield and Springfield
last year sent over 81 100000 West to be
lent.
BY the careless handling of a gun lad
named Snyder filed the leg of compan-
ion named IIuntoon with shot at Cuttings
vile, Friday.
\ syndicate composed of f. A. Morse
of Rutland and others has bought a
thousand acres of mineral land near
Westport, y. Y.
a large block of marble fell on the leg
of William johnson, a Swede, at Sheldon
& Sons quarry, West Rutland, the other
day, breaking it in three places.
Real estate about Lake Champlain is on
the gain. Several sales have been made
recently for camp-meeting purposes, and
good prices are commanded.
The Methodists of st. Adams the other
evening raised 81 $50 towards,liquidating
the debt of about $4,000 which burdens
the society.
The Howe scale works and other man.
ufacturing companies and the marble
quarries in the vicinity of Rutland paid
for wages in September nearly sl27 900.
The veterans of Vermont City. Oak.
colony organized by Vermonters year
or two ago. have organized George j.
Standard Post. III, and meet once a
month.
| - H. NDdululIS VI DellOWs 4 ais.
| brakeman on the Central Vermont, had
an arm badly crushed while he was coup
ling cars at Mount Holly on Friday.
The arm will probably be amputated
Mrs. Charles Dole of Northfield. moth
err of the lad who accidently shot and
killed the domestic of the family, died
the other day as result of the shock
which the awful occurrence gave her.
Frank f. Madgett of Washington, Or
ange county, filled up with liquor the
other day, started for home, slid down in
his buggy till his neck rested across the
dashboard and choked to death.
Capt. Morse having resigned the COM
mand of the Kingsley guard at Rutland,
the position has been rendered to Col.
kinsman, the former captain of the COM
pany, who it is thought will accept.
Is is rumored that petition will be
presented to the next Legislature asking
for the further division of the town of
Rutland. This scheme is to run the
Proctor line down through Center Rut-
land to Clarendon.
The foundation walls for the new fed
eral building at Montpelier are nearly
completed and ready for the granite
superstructure. They rise from "A solid
concrete base l24 feet below the surface
of the ground
Eugene Wythe. Il horse thief recently
released from Charlestown (Mass.) pris-
on, and an eX-convict of several other
penitentiaries. is in Washington county
jail awaiting trial for stealing horse
from George Cove of Waterbury a few
years since.
James Riley, marble worker 80 years
old, and supposed to be unmarried, was
struck by the New York express train
north at Rutland valley, Friday after
noon, and Instantly killed. He had been
out of work and it is suspected put him
self in the way of the engine.
The finances of the State branch of the
woman's auxiliary to the board of mis-
sions of the Episcopal church are in eX-
cellent condition. At the eighth annual
meeting in Bellows Falls. recently, it was
voted TO make the amount in the treas
ury $500 this year. The sum of S345 was
appropriated, 5000 of it to Vermont mis-
siOns.
Alvah Aver of Wheelock is charged
with poisoning a yoke of oxen owned by
William Peake. The men had differ
ences and referees who had been called
in awarded the oxen to the latter. The
other morning the oxen were found dead
and on examination large quantities OF
paris green were found in their stomachs
: and in the meal with which they were
fed.
The second annual convention of
Christian Endeavor societies of Vermont
closed last evening in ST. Adams after a
two days session. A hundred delegates
were present and addresses were made
by II. f. Bentley of st. Adams, President
Perkins, Rev. DR.. Hawes of Burlington,
Rev. E. 5. Fisk of Waitstield, and many
otuers. There are 60 societies in the
state and A. report a membership of 234l;
The work is thriving. Rev. j. l.. Sewall
was elected president and F. j. Burdick
of Burlington secretary.
: The annual convention of the Young
Mems Christian associations of the State
will be held at St. JohnsDury next week
Friday and Saturday. The programme
includes these addresses W. j. Van
Patten of Burlington, 1.-The province and